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SATURDAY, MAY 29, 1982
ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATIONS
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THE SAU MAU PING (SOUTH) ESTATE COMMUNITY CENTRE WILL CELEBRATE ITS 10TH ANNIVERSARY TOMORROW (SUNDAY) WITH AN OPEN DAY AND A SERIES OF ACTIVITIES AND ENTERTAINMENT.
A RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY WILL BE PERFORMED BY THE REGIONAL SOCIAL WELFARE OFFICER (EAST KOWLOON), MR ALEXANDER FUNG, AND THE KWUN TONG CITY DISTRICT OFFICER, MR NG SHEK-HON.
WINNERS OF COMPETITIONS SPECIALLY ORGANISED FOR THE OCCASION WILL BE PRESENTED WITH PRIZES.
THE SIX-STOREY COMMUNITY CENTRE, LOCATED BETWEEN BLOCKS 24 AND 25 OF THE ESTATE, PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SOCIAL SERVICES, INCLUDING FAMILY AND HEALTH SERVICES, A NURSERY, AND COMMUNITY AND YOUTH ACTIVITIES.
YOU ARE WELCOME TO SEND YOUR REPRESENTATIVES TO COVER THE DAY'S ACTIVITIES, WHICH WILL START AT 2 PM.
FULL WATER SUPPLY FOR WEEKEND ******
HONG KONG WILL HAVE FULL WATER SUPPLY OVER THE WEEKEND, THE DIRECTOR OF WATER SUPPLIES, MR TOM TOMLINSON, ANNOUNCED TODAY.
THE TEMPORARY LIFTING OF RESTRICTIONS FOLLOWS THE HEAVY RAIN DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS, WHEN NEARLY 400 MM OF RAIN WAS RECORDED.
MR TOMLINSON SAID THAT THE DELUGE HAS IMPROVED THE WATER STORAGE POSITION CONSIDERABLY.
HE ADDED THAT AN ASSESSMENT WOULD BE MADE EARLY NEXT WEEK
ON THE FULL EFFECT OF THE YIELD FROM THE RAINSTORMS.
AFTER THAT, RECOMMENDATIONS WOULD BE MADE TO THE GOVERNMENT
ON WHETHER A FULL SUPPLY COULD BE MAINTAINED.
AT 9 AM TODAY, THE TOTAL STORAGE IN THE RESERVOIRS WAS 264.645 MILLION CUBIC METRES, REPRESENTING 45.9 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY,
AT THE SAME TIME LAST YEAR, THE STORAGE WAS 225.502 MILLION CUBIC METRES OR 39 PER CENT OF THE TOTAL STORAGE CAPACITY.
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